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Preschool, Kindergarten, 1st Grade

Shredded paper snowman craft

Living in California, we don't get to experience much of a real winter. So although the calendar says it is officially winter, our temperatures are in the 60s and we have no hope of seeing any snow. Despite our balmy weather, I love doing winter crafts with my kids. This shredded paper snowman craft is a simple way to bring the fun of winter ... Continue Reading

Helping kids write thank you notes

Happy new year 2014!! Have things gone back to normal yet at your home? We finally got all the Christmas gifts put away a couple of days ago. We just put away our tree and other Christmas decorations as well. But one thing we didn't want to forget this year was to make sure our children wrote thank you notes for the gifts they received from ... Continue Reading

Top 10 most popular posts in 2013

Whew! What a year 2013 was for our family and for this little blog. Gift of Curiosity has grown so much in the past year, and I am very thankful to all the readers who stop by.  Some of you have really touched me with your comments or emails about how my work has benefitted you and your children.  I always appreciate knowing how Gift of ... Continue Reading

Preschool, Kindergarten, 1st Grade

Christmas science experiments for kids

Although Christmas is often associated with baking and crafts, if you are a science fan you'll find that there are plenty of ways to bring science learning to the Christmas season. Check out these fantastic Christmas science experiments and activities shared by some amazing kid bloggers! Fizzing Christmas science experiment from Little ... Continue Reading

Toddler, Preschool, Kindergarten, 1st Grade

Gingerbread man craft for kids

As part of my series on Christmas activities for kids, I'm sharing this cute gingerbread man craft the kids and I did recently. For some reason, Christmas and crafts just go together for me. So I'm always looking for fun little crafts my kids can do. Lately I've been a bit fascinated by gingerbread men. So I wanted to put together a simple ... Continue Reading

Preschool, Kindergarten

Santa crafts for kids: 6 fun and easy ideas

Welcome back to the Weekly Kids’ Co-op! I'm back to share more fantastic Christmas activities for kids, and this week I'm focusing on Santa crafts for kids. My kids are pretty obsessed with the jolly man. We recently got to take pictures with Santa and it was the first year the kids were actually willing to sit on his lap. That also means it was ... Continue Reading

Hey there, I’m Katie!

I help busy parents and teachers engage children in high-interest, hands-on activities that make learning fun, easy, and natural.

After completing a master’s degree in education and a PhD in child development, I became a homeschooling mom to two curious kids.

I soon discovered that my teaching superpower is the ability to take any topic and uplevel it with developmentally appropriate, engaging, hands-on activities!

Now I’m dedicated to making YOU the hero by helping you share high-quality learning activities with your children and students.

Learn more about me and what I do HERE.

Thank you so much, Katie! I was able to use the body part bingo with my pre-k/kindergarten co-op and it was a huge hit with all the kids as we have fun learning about the basics of human anatomy. Perfect addition to our class!!
Tracey J.
Your resources rank at the top of the list! As a retired teacher I am loving the printables for my grandchildren. Wish I had this available in the classroom. Thank you for sharing them. I know you have spent hours on them and letting us use them is truly a gift.
Darby T.
I just purchased your book, 101 Ways to Teach the Alphabet. To say I am soooooo excited, is an understatement. I have taught for many years, but your book has brought even more, new insight and excitement about learning and teaching the alphabet! I can’t wait for the new year to begin!
Julie D.
I work with special needs preschool students who are also ESL. Your printables are a great resource for my classroom. The themes support their vocabulary development and the level of skills is adaptable for my students’ range of abilities. The children never tire of your materials and the adults all think your artwork is so cute. You save me so much time so that I can focus better on the children rather than searching out materials. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Carol S.
I have so many of your printables saved already and we are looking forward to a great year of home preschooling with a patchwork of resources from creative people like you!
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